Batter Off Dead

by Maymee Bell

For fans of Joanne Fluke and Leslie Meier comes the second in Maymee Bell?s delectable Southern Cake Baker mysteries.
Vanquishing the villain who vitiated a village vintner vexes vaunted pastry chef Sophia Cummings in this sweetly sinister second Southern Cake Baker mystery.
Sophia Cummings may be unlucky in love, but she knows that the way to a man's heart is through his sw For fans of Joanne Fluke and Leslie Meier comes the second in Maymee Bell?s delectable Southern Cake Baker my...

Batter Off Dead Reviews

Sue EmJan 01, 2019

Delectable, just like the cakes that Sophia Cummings bakes at her Kentucky shop. Her latest catering gig at a winery ends in fiasco with a murder and her best friend in the crosshairs as most likely suspect. Luckily, Sophia has good friends, family and her boyfriend, the sheriff, who j...

Sue EmJan 01, 2019

Delectable, just like the cakes that Sophia Cummings bakes at her Kentucky shop. Her latest catering gig at a winery ends in fiasco with a murder and her best friend in the crosshairs as most likely suspect. Luckily, Sophia has good friends, family and her boyfriend, the sheriff, who j...

SusanJan 20, 2019

Sophia is busy dating the sheriff, running her new bakery, and riding herd on her bossy Mama Bitsy, but when one of her friends becomes the main suspect in a murder case, she's all in, interviewing suspects and being threatened. Ray Peel was a local boy made good, but he was known for ...

AmyJun 13, 2018

Sophia Cummings has For Goodness Cakes up and running. She has been asked to make her yummy treats for the Library charity fundraiser at Grape Valley Winery.
When Sophia falls on top of Ray Peel?s body, she starts to get herself mixed into the investigation, especially when her fri...

ElizabethJan 20, 2019

This book was refreshing! I remembered how and why I love cozies so much. The plot was wonderful and kept me guessing (wrongly most of the time). The characters were believable and the setting was beautiful. I am now going back to the first in the series and will continue reading this ...

LORI CASWELLDec 29, 2018

Dollycas?s Thoughts
For Goodness Cakes is open for business and Sophia Cummings is doing everything to build her clientele and bring in customers. She is thrilled to be catering the desserts at the Heart of the Town Library charity fundraiser at Grape Valley Winery. The library is...

JoAnNov 19, 2018

Batter Off Dead by Maymee Bell is the second book in her Southern Cake Baker series and was another fun read for cozy fans.
Sophia has For Goodness Cakes Bakery up and running now in Rumsford. She has been hired to cater at the Heart of the Town Library charity fundraiser at Grape V...

MaydaJan 21, 2019

Sophia is clearly in her element when she is baking, and her bakery is becoming a popular place. But she also has a knack for tracking down killers, and when one her best friends is accused of murdering one of the town?s richest men, she has to help. She enlists the aid of some of he...

Rosemary KDec 12, 2018

Sophia Cummings is back home in Rumford Kentucky. She just opened her dream bakery here. Now she's working hard to make For Goodness Cakes a success. She's thankful when she gets a high profile catering job. However, a murder changes everything especially when her friend becomes the pr...

Julia DavidNov 27, 2018

Another good mystery in this series. Sophia has opened her bakery and is catering different events. Life is good for her now that she is home and has a new boyfriend. At the event, she stumbles across a dead body and her best friend is accused of the murder. Her boyfriend, the sheriff,...

DanieleDec 10, 2018

3.5 stars
BATTER OFF DEAD, the second book in the Southern Cake Baker Mystery Series, by Maymee Bell (aka Tonya Kappes) is sure to delight fans of culinary cozies. Its lovely small town Kentucky setting and cast of warm and quirky characters drew me into the story from the first page....

Allyson Abu-hajarOct 15, 2018

Sophia Cummings, owner of For Goodness Cakes bakery, is helping with The Heart of the Town fund-raiser for the new addition to the Rumford's Library held at The Grape Valley Winery. Sophia is hoping that this event will lead to more business. At the end of the evening, Sophia decides t...

Sandy BartlesJul 06, 2018

This is Book 2 of the Southern Cake Baker Mystery series. Sophia Cummings is a pastry chef, trained in New York City, now owner of For Goodness Cakes in small town Rumford, Kentucky. Sophia has been commissioned to cater the Heart of the Town Library charity fundraiser at Grape Valley ...

KimJun 30, 2018

Sophia has agreed to cater the library fundraiser at the local winery. Things seem to be going smoothly until she overhears a few disagreements with Ray Peel, one of Rumford?s wealthiest men. From what Sophia hears of these disagreements Ray is not going to keep his end of some promi...

TarynJun 21, 2018

Sophia has a catering event for the towns Library at a local winery and is looking forward to the evenings much anticipated donation from a local business man. You see the library is putting in a new addition and without this mans money they won't be able to move ahead. When Sophia dec...

LindaNov 15, 2018

BATTER OFF DEAD will have you craving something sweet and wanting to bake one of several recipes shared by the author after the story ends. Bakery owner, Sophia Cummings has found her niche in a charming southern Kentucky town where she bakes pastries to her hearts content at For Goodn...

JoAnnNov 26, 2018

A fun cozy mystery. I definitely will be reading more books in this series. Mystery fans do not want to miss this book. My thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for my digital arc this is my unbiased review. ...

BevDec 11, 2018

There is a big fund raising event for the local library. It is being held out at the Grape Valley Winery. On her way to the office to get paid, Sophia literally stumbles over the body of Ray Peel, the landlord of the winery. When the sheriff and Sophia's boyfriend, arrests Madison for ...

KristinaJun 07, 2018

Batter Off Dead by Maymee Bell has us traveling to Rumford, Kentucky. Sophia Cummings has opened For Goodness Sakes, a bakery, in her hometown with the help of her best friend, Charlotte Harrington. It is Sunday and they are busy preparing the treats for The Heart of the Town fundraise...

Miss W Book Reviews Nov 18, 2018

Batter Off Dead is Book 2 in the Southern Cake Baker Mystery Series.
Be sure not to miss some of the fantastic recipe that the author shares at the end of the book.
In this second installment, bakery owner Sophia Cummings lives in a quaint southern town in Kentucky where she opera...

GloriaDec 21, 2018

Batter Off Dead is a fun cozy read that takes place in a small town in Kentucky. Sophia Cummings returned home after going to culinary school and working in New York City as a pastry chef. She opened a bakery called For Goodness Cakes where she and one of her best friends, Charlotte, c...

PattyNov 26, 2018

Batter Off Dead by Maymee Bell, aka Tonya Kappes, is the 2nd book in A Southern Cake Baker Mystery series, and it is wonderful. Sophia Cummings worked as a pastry chef in New York City, but when she catches her boyfriend, a chef, cheating with their co-worker she goes back home to Rumf...

Missi StockwellJan 23, 2019

When you find a book that is so good that you cannot put it down there is a love/hate feeling wrestling inside you. You love that the story is so captivating that you cannot put it down. You are so lost in the story that you become the story..... And then there is that bad feeling when...

Carol BisigDec 04, 2018

Love this book! Sophia runs a dessert cafe in her hometown; she is dating a High School heartthrob; the Sheriff! When a murder takes place, one of her High School friends is accused; she and her other friends decide to help find the killer; if he doesn't find her first! Loved the South...

BrendaDec 30, 2018

Batter off Dead is the second installment of the A Southern Cake Baker Mystery series set in Rumford, KY and featuring bakery owner, Sophia Cummings. Sophie and best friend, Charlotte Harrington are busy at For Goodness Cakes, baking for the Heart of Rumford fundraiser to benefit the l...

Elisa HordonOct 10, 2018

Batter off Dead was an enticing, deliciously sinful murder mystery.
Book 2 in this series and I am beyond addicted, Sophia is just wonderful, Bitsy is hilarious, Charlotte and Maddison are the bestest best friends a gal could ask for and Carter, well Carter is swoon worthy. ...

Elle's Book BlogDec 01, 2018

Release Date: December 11, 2018
Genre: Cozy Mystery
A delectable cozy mystery with the right amount of sleuthing and charm
Maymee Bell (aka Tonya Kappes) is one of my favorite cozy mystery writers! She builds worlds though her words and brings these characters to life. T...

Kendrea ParsonsDec 30, 2018

Batter Off Dead by Maymee Bell is a really good cozy mystery. It's the second book in the series, but the first one I've read. I didn't feel like I was missing anything by not reading the first book before this one. The author did a really good job writing well-developed characters tha...

TariJan 05, 2019

I really loved the first book in this series when I read it last year, so I knew the second book wouldn't disappoint, and it sure didn't! I didn't want my visit to Rumford, KY to end!
Sophia was hired to do the dessert catering at a library and winery event. When she found the form...

Dana-Adriana B.Jan 13, 2019

This book is an amazing source of cake recipes, which I enjoyed very much. Sophia is taking care of the sweets for an event, but when a body is found at the event things are getting complicated.
Thank you Netgalley for this nice cozy mystery. ...

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